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January 15
Week 1 |
MLK Day
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Introduction and Syllabus
Around the room introductions
Example Assignments from 2015:
First assignment (2D)
Teams for the first assignment:
- Xiaoguang Zhu xiaoguaz, Anna Henson ahenson
- Miles Peyton mpeyton, Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
- Ricardo Tucker rftucker, Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh, Katherine Tsai kwtsai,
- Mercedes Reyes mreyes, Orianna Green ogreen
- Minsun Park minsunp, Catherine Luo catheril
- Louise Zhang fz2, Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
- Rhyse McLean rmclean, Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
- Katherine Cao katheric, Andrew Edwards aeedward
- Ariana Daly acdaly, Femi Olukoya oolukoya
Animations:
Principles of Animation video
Principles of Animation (Spencer)
First team meetings for Assignment 1
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January 22
Week 2
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Animations
After Effects Demo in CFA 317 (Brittany)
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Work time otherwise
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January 29
Week 3
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Animations:
Individual project reviews with instructors or TAs (starting after the animations which we'll call 0:00)
- Jessica
- 0:00 Xiaoguang Zhu xiaoguaz, Anna Henson ahenson
- 0:20 Miles Peyton mpeyton, Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
- 0:40 Louise Zhang fz2, Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
- Jim
- 0:00 Mercedes Reyes mreyes, Orianna Green ogreen
- 0:20 Ariana Daly acdaly, Femi Olukoya oolukoya
- Spencer
- 0:00 Rhyse McLean rmclean, Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
- 0:20 Katherine Cao katheric, Andrew Edwards aeedward
- Brittany
- 0:00 Katherine Tsai kwtsai, Ricardo Tucker rftucker, Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh
- 0:20 Minsun Park minsunp, Catherine Luo catheril
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Premiere demo (Brittany)
Preparing video for Vimeo (Brittany)
Work time otherwise
Readings:
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February 5
Week 4
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Assignment 1 (2D Animation) due (uploaded to box)
Critique Assignment 1 (in two sessions)
- Group 1: 8:30
- Xiaoguang Zhu xiaoguaz, Anna Henson ahenson
- Ricardo Tucker rftucker, Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh, Katherine Tsai kwtsai,
- Minsun Park minsunp, Catherine Luo catheril
- Rhyse McLean rmclean, Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
- Miles Peyton mpeyton, Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
- Group 2: 9:45
- Mercedes Reyes mreyes, Orianna Green ogreen
- Louise Zhang fz2, Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
- Katherine Cao katheric, Andrew Edwards aeedward
- Ariana Daly acdaly, Femi Olukoya oolukoya
Work time otherwise
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Examples of Assignment 2
Assignment 2 Teams
- Rhyse McLean - Anna Henson - Orianna Green
- Rhea Nayyar - Xiaoguang (Gary) Zhu
- Andrew Edwards - Ricardo Tucker
- Katherine Cao - Yuanzhou Ha
- Femi Olukoya
- Ariana Daly - Louise Zhang
- Katrina Chaudoin - Minsun Park
- Catherine Luo - Miles Peyton
- Mercedes Reyes - Jessica Medenbach
Demo of maquettes (Jim)
Animations:
Work time otherwise
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February 12
Week 5
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Animations:
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Demo of 3D scanner (Jessica)
Work time otherwise
Jim out
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February 19
Week 6 |
Animation:
Individual project reviews (with instructors or TAs)
- Jessica
- 0:00 Mercedes Reyes - Jessica Medenbach
- 0:20 Rhea Nayyar - Xiaoguang (Gary) Zhu
- 0:40 Katherine Cao - Yuanzhou Ha
- Jim
- 0:00 Andrew Edwards - Ricardo Tucker
- 0:20 Rhyse McLean - Anna Henson - Orianna Green
- Spencer
- 0:00 Femi Olukoya
- 0:20 Ariana Daly - Louise Zhang
- Brittany
- 0:00 Katrina Chaudoin - Minsun Park
- 0:20 Catherine Luo - Miles Peyton
Work time otherwise
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Meet in CFA classroom at 8:30am as usual.
Animations
Field trip for Mocap Lab Demo (Justin Macey maceymade@aol.com)
Field trip for Dome Demo (Hanbyul Joo hanbyulj@cs.cmu.edu)
Mocap Database and a few animations made with data from the lab:
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February 26
Week 7 |
Assignment 2 (Puppeteering) due (uploaded to box)
Critique Assignment 2
- Andrew Edwards - Ricardo Tucker
- Katherine Cao - Yuanzhou Ha
- Mercedes Reyes - Jessica Medenbach
- Ariana Daly - Louise Zhang
- Katrina Chaudoin - Minsun Park
- Rhyse McLean - Anna Henson - Orianna Green
- Rhea Nayyar - Xiaoguang (Gary) Zhu
- Catherine Luo - Miles Peyton
Work time otherwise
Assignment 3 (Motion Capture) out
Assignment 3 Teams
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Rhyse McLean rmclean - Ariana Daly acdaly
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Miles Peyton mpeyton - Anna Henson ahenson
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Ricardo Tucker rftucker - Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
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Katherine Cao katheric - Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
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Andrew Edwards aeedward - Femi Olukoya oolukoya
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Orianna Green ogreen - Minsun Park minsunp
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Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh - Louise Zhang fz2
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Catherine Luo catheril - Mercedes Reyes mreyes
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Gary Zhu xiaoguaz - Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
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Finish Crit of Assignment 2:
Examples from Assignment 3:
Animations:
- Oral Fixations
- End of Code
Demo of getting mocap onto a character (Spencer)
Work time otherwise
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March 5
Week 8 |
Animations:
Viewing of 3D animation (Jim)
Examples of SBS 3D Animation:
Tutorials:
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Individual project reviews (with instructors or TAs)
Jessica:
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0:00 Rhyse McLean rmclean - Ariana Daly acdaly
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0:20 Andrew Edwards aeedward - Femi Olukoya oolukoya
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0:40 Gary Zhu xiaoguaz - Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
Jim:
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0:00 Orianna Green ogreen - Minsun Park minsunp
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0:20 Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh - Louise Zhang fz2
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0:40 Miles Peyton mpeyton - Anna Henson ahenson
Spencer and Brittany:
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0:00 Katherine Cao katheric - Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
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0:20 Catherine Luo catheril - Mercedes Reyes mreyes
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0:40 Ricardo Tucker rftucker - Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
Work time otherwise
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March 12
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spring break
midterm grades due
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spring break
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March 19
Week 9
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Animations
jkh out
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Open Mike: Pitch of final projects
Each student has three minutes
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March 26
Week 10 |
Assignment 3 (Motion Capture) due (uploaded to box)
Critique Assignment 3
- Rhyse McLean rmclean - Ariana Daly acdaly
- Miles Peyton mpeyton - Anna Henson ahenson
- Katherine Cao katheric - Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
- Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh - Louise Zhang fz2
Discussion of Final Projects and Teams
- Team #1 (Offering (formerly RMM Carwash)):
- Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
- Miles Peyton mpeyton
- Mercedes Reyes mreyes
- Team #2 (Papercut Strut):
- Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
- Minsun Park minsunp
- Rhyse McLean rmclean
- Team #3 (Prounen):
- Andrew Edwards aeedward
- Katherine Cao katheric
- Ariana Daly acdaly
- Orianna Green ogreen
- Team #4 (Room of Life):
- Louise Zhang fz2
- Gary Zhu xiaoguaz
- Femi Olukoya oolukoya
- Yuanzhou Ha yuanzhoh
- Team #5 (Slowdanger):
- Anna Henson ahenson
- Ricardo Tucker rftucker
- Jessica Medenbach jmmedenb
- Catherine Luo catheril
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Finish critique of Assignment 3
- Andrew Edwards aeedward - Femi Olukoya oolukoya
- Orianna Green ogreen - Minsun Park minsunp
- Catherine Luo catheril - Mercedes Reyes mreyes
- Ricardo Tucker rftucker - Rhea Nayyar rnayyar
- Gary Zhu xiaoguaz - Katrina Chaudoin kchaudoi
Animations
Work time otherwise
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April 2
Week 11 |
Animations:
Work time on Final Projects otherwise
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Animations:
Individual project reviews (with instructors or TAs)
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Jessica and Brittany
- 0:00 Slowdanger
- 0:20 Papercut Strut
- 0:40 Room of Life
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Jim and Spencer
- 0:00 Offering
- 0:20 Prounen
Work time otherwise
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April 9
Week 12 |
Animations:
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Individual project reviews (with instructors or TAs)
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Jessica and Brittany
- 0:00 Slowdanger
- 0:20 Papercut Strut
- 0:40 Room of Life
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Jim and Spencer
- 0:00 Offering
- 0:20 Prounen
Work time otherwise
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April 16
Week 13 |
Group critiques (whole class, graded)
Grading Criteria:
- All team members contributing
- Level of risk that project will not be completed
- Narrative/concept clearly conveyed
- Initial prototypes for crucial technical elements completed
Order for Crit:
- Offering
- Room of Life
- Prounen
- Papercut Strut
- Slowdanger
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Animations:
Work time otherwise
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April 23
Week 14 |
Animations:
Work time otherwise
jkh out
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Animations:
Work time otherwise
jkh out
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April 30
Week 15 |
Animations:
Individual project reviews (with instructors or TAs)
Jessica and Spencer
- 0:00 Offering
- 0:20 Prounen
Jim and Brittany
- 0:00 Slowdanger
- 0:20 Papercut Strut
- 0:40 Room of Life
Work time otherwise
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Animations:
Work time otherwise
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May 4
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Exam week
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Exam Week
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Final exam slot
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Final Presentations during final exam slot (graded)
May 15, 2017 09:00am-11:30am
Order for final presentation:
- Prounen
- Slowdanger
- Offering
- Room of Life
- Papercut Strut
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End of Semester
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